Relationship Renovation
Relationship Renovation is a workshop designed for all sorts of couples, from de-facto, engaged, newly married, or senior couples, which aims to assist them in understanding, and applying to their own relationship, the research about what makes a relationship work, versus what makes it deteriorate and ultimately fail.
Based on the Gottman ‘Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work:’ book by John Gottman and Nan Silver, the program involves combined presentations, psychoeducation, presenter role plays, practical skills training and the opportunity to practice skills with your partner in a safe and private environment aimed at learning skills in the three key relationship areas:
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conflict management skills
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strengthening a couple’s friendship, intimacy, and emotional bond
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creating a couple’s sense of shared purpose and meaning
What will be covered
This workshop provides evidence-based tools to help couples improve relationship quality and satisfaction through teaching, demonstrations and couples practice sessions aimed at:
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Developing skills in managing conflict constructively
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Gaining skills for solvable, perpetual, and gridlocked problems
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Improving friendship, fondness and admiration
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Enhancing romance, intimacy, and emotional connection
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Creating a couple’s sense of shared meaning
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Maintaining gains throughout lifetime
These skills and techniques are supported by over 50 years of scientific research into relationships by award-winning relationship scientists Dr. John and Julie Gottman from The Gottman Institute.
Who should attend?
Couples that would benefit from this workshop:
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Those who wish to enhance a good relationship
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Those who wish to strengthen their emotional bond
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Those who wish to gain conflict management skills.
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Those who don’t require and feel they aren’t ready for therapy